REGIONAL PARKS
Stroudsburg Borough – parks open
East Stroudsburg Borough – parks open
Stroud Township – parks currently open, NO PICNICKING
More info: www.srosrc.org/parks
While enjoying these open space areas, visitors should follow all CDC guidelines:
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Visit parks that are close to your home.
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Check with the park or recreation area in advance to prepare safely and to find out if the bathroom facilities are open and what services are available.
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Stay at least 6 feet away from others you don’t live with (“social distancing”) and take other steps to prevent COVID-19.
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Wear a cloth face covering as feasible. Face coverings are most essential in times when social distancing is difficult. Cloth face coverings should not be placed on young children under age 2, anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious, can’t move, or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.
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Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
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Adults and older children who can safely use hand sanitizer: Use hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol and rub hands together until dry, if soap and water are not readily available.
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Carefully consider use of playgrounds, and help children follow guidelines.
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Visit parks if you are sick with, tested positive for COVID-19, or know you were recently exposed to COVID-19.
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Visit crowded parks.
Stroud Recreation
Stroud Region Open Space & Recreation Commissions (SROSRC) serves the community with parks, greenways and recreational programming throughout the Stroud Region.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
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SROSRC is striving to continue providing safe and engaging recreational programming. We are keeping an eye on recent COVID-19 news, including hospital capacities and statewide virus mitigation efforts.
As of right now, our programming may proceed with proper safety measures in place, such as mask requirements.
As always, if SROSRC must cancel a program due to virus mitigation, those registered for the cancelled program will be fully refunded.
Thank you for your continued support and patronage.
Click HERE to learn more!
Park Passport
April 12th-May 31st
Free! Participants must be present to pick up and drop off their booklet.
Pick up from Day Street Community Center
15 Day Street, East Stroudsburg PA
Win a half-day pool pass by accomplishing this scavenger-hunt style challenge in 14 of our parks! Pick up a booklet at Day Street Community Center, then collect symbols and fun facts at each park throughout the Spring! Bring your dog, your bike, a friend, or some lunch. Turn in a filled-out booklet to achieve a half-day pool pass to Dansbury or Stroudsburg Pools! Enjoy our parks and get rewards!
Pool passes are NOT FOR SALE yet! We will update the site as soon as they are available for purchase!
Monroe County residents only. One booklet per person; one pool pass per person. All individuals planning to claim a pool pass must be present when picking up and dropping off a booklet.
Full Cup Yoga
Thursdays 6:00pm
Preregister here! $10 per class.
Meets at Day Street Community Center
15 Day Street, East Stroudsburg, PA
Bring a friend who is new to Full Cup Yoga, and get 50% off your first class together! (Must call for this offer: 570-426-1512.)
Full Cup Yoga with Gee can help you advance your practice! Her yoga classes are playful, experimental and welcoming to all! Small class sizes make personal work-shopping natural, and her gentle guidance will help you find strengthening asanas that work for you! Please bring your own mat or blanket, and blocks if you have them.
As per PA state mandate, properly worn masks are required indoors at all times.
Storybook Trail
All through May
Free! Enjoy any time!
Starts at Zacharias Pond Park Pavilion
99 E 3rd St, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Can't decide between reading and taking a walk this Spring? Why not both? We've partnered with Eastern Monroe Public Library to post storybook pages along the woodland trail at Zacharias Pond Park. This Spring read Candace Fleming's Muncha Muncha Muncha!
Gardening at Bryant Park
More times to be announced.
Meets at Bryant Park in Stroudsburg
Gardening at Bryant Park helps beautify your community all season long! This Thursday, April 1st, we'll start by mulching the beds and dreaming of the flowers to come! Plus, learn from a great local gardening mind through volunteering! We encourage you to sign up at the link above for updates and announcements.
As per PA state mandate, properly worn masks are required when within 6 feet of anyone outside your household, even outdoors. Thank you for helping keep our community safe.
Saturday Strolls
Every First Saturday of the Month
11:ooam
Free! Call ahead or preregister here!
Meets at Pinebrook Park's north lot.
4070 N 5th St, East Stroudsburg, PA
Our interpretive walks provide company, conversation, and nature knowledge. Relax, get some fresh air, and enjoy the views of the season!
Please Pre-register, as space is limited, and we will not prepare for the walk if no one is registered. As per PA state mandate, properly worn masks are required within 6 feet of anyone outside of your household, even outdoors.
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Levee Loop Trail Race
& Fitness Walk
Sunday, June 6, 2021
Check-In: 7:30am
Walk: 8:00am
Run: 8:30am
Meets at Dansbury Park Soccer Field:
15 Day Street,
Eat Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Sponsored by: Earthlight Natural Foods Market!
Raise funds for Stroud Greenways while enjoying one of our favorite greenways! Join us on a 4.5 Mile Race, or a 2.6 Mile Fitness Walk along the Levee Loop Trail: Participants get a commemorative t-shirt.
YES, WE HAVE A VIRTUAL OPTION! Register for the virtual option and you can run the Levee Loop any day before the event! Your shirt will still be available to you for pickup. Visit the registration link for more details.
If you register for the non-virtual option, the run will be in-person if deemed safe for the public at the time of the event. If we are unable to host the run, it will become a fully virtual do-it-yourself run. We hope to still offer festivities, shirts and prizes the day of the event if possible.
Registration between May 24th and the day of the run: $25 and t-shirts are not guaranteed.
This trail run is mostly even ground, but does have uneven terrain between Creekview Park and Stokes Mill Park. We recommend walking this stretch of the trail to see the more difficult terrain.
AscenDANCE Zumba
Thursdays 7pm-8pm
Saturdays 9am-10am
Starting April 29th
Preregister here! $5 per class.
Meets at Day Street Community Center
15 Day Street, East Stroudsburg, PA
Zumba is not only fun, it's amazing fitness! Tanya's lively dance sessions will brighten your day, strengthen your cardio health, and power up your energy!
As per PA State Mandate, properly worn masks are required indoors at all times.
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Movies in the Park
May 21 & June 25
Times and Titles to be Announced!
Suggested donation of $5/Person.
No registration required.
Dansbury Park
Pocono Cinema and the Friends of SROSRC are bringing the movies outdoors! Bring your own blanket or chair, and settle in to a movie night with the family, friends, or your date! This experience is free to the public; a suggested donation of $5 per person will support Pocono Cinema and local parks and recreation. Shows to be announced!
Social distancing will be between households.
Wednesday Walks
12:15pm Every Wednesday
(Weather Permitting)
Free! Call ahead or preregister here!
Meets at Levee Loop Trailhead.
(Click for map)
Our interpretive walks provide company, conversation, and nature knowledge. Relax, get some fresh air, and enjoy the views of the season! Please Pre-register, as space is limited, and we will not prepare for the walk if no one is registered. As per PA state mandate, properly worn masks are required within 6 feet of anyone outside of your household, even outdoors.
Join a committee & help plan for the future of recreation, parks, and trails in our region. More info here.